Miki was soon close enough to be within 'striking' distance of the lad, so to speak. And from here, another earnest discussion began. She could see the nervousness of his person, the slight shift in the way he looked in the moment. This was kind of cute and very obvious to her. It was one of the few instances in which she would have reiterated that his face was very easy to read, and may have backed off before. Ah, but now she was too far down the rabbit hole. She didn't have any doubts that this young man liked her. She didn't have any doubts about his motivations in dealing with her, they were kindred spirits after all. And after everything that had happened between them up to this point, one thing was startlingly clear to the blonde lass, or rather to Ashikaga Kimiko. She wanted him. Not just the face she was currently looking at, but the one she didn't really know and couldn't see. The soul of the puzzle-solving gamer who took such genuine enjoyment from his favorite activity that he managed to be infectious, even to her. A shining caring big brother type, who didn't need her to progress... but seemed to want her at his side just the same.
Thinking of such a thing in the moment, softened her expression a great deal, even though the lad seemed to still be a bit withdrawn, at present she saw nothing wrong with pushing forward a bit more. If he needed clarity in her words, he could receive them, this version of her was less harsh than her natural disposition, but still the same person in a relative since. "I want to kiss you. Or rather I want us to kiss... again. This time on our own, because I like you... and want to share moments like this with you..." she said softly. "It's kind of a lot to ask so it doesn't all have to be right now. Just this kiss, this time, so we can both remember and experience it together. Okay?" she asked, it was still an offer. An offer, negotiated from a point of strength, one which left opening for growth in the future. But for right now, she just wanted them to experience this little thing not from a point of it being forced by some rowdy dwarves, but by their own motivations.